Bottle opener with integrated wrapper cutter
AssigneeBrookstone Purchasing, Inc.
InventorJason Goldstein
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Abstract
A bottle opener has a holding body that holds the top of the container. The holding body has a support that contacts the container and a gripping member opposite the support. The gripping member moves relative to the support between a released position, in which the gripping member permits the container to be released from the device, and an engaged position, in which the gripping member causes the container to be held between the gripping member and the support. The bottle opener also has an extracting element, such as a corkscrew, operably connected to the holding body which extracts the stopper from the container. The bottle opener has an integrated cutter positioned on at least one of the support and the gripping member, the cutter being adapted to cut the wrapper.
Claims32
A device for extracting a stopper from a top of a container, the container having a wrapper surrounding the stopper and an upper portion of the container, the device comprising:
- a holding body adapted to hold the top of the container, the holding body comprising:
- a support adapted to contact the container;
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- a gripping member opposite the support, the gripping member being movable relative to the support between a released position, in which the gripping member permits the container to be released from the device, and an engaged position, in which the gripping member causes the container to be held between the gripping member and the support;
- an extracting element operably connected to the holding body, the extracting element adapted to extract the stopper from the container;
- at least one cutter positioned on one of the support and the gripping member, the at least one cutter being adapted to cut the wrapper, wherein the at least one cutter comprises a blade;
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- a biasing element operably connected to the blade and adapted to bias the blade into contact with the wrapper.
A device for extracting a stopper from a top of a container, the container having a wrapper surrounding the stopper and an upper portion of the container, the device comprising:
- a receiving body, the receiving body having a wall, the wall defining a receiving area to receive the container and having an interior surface;
- an extracting element, the extracting element being movable between a capture position and an extracted position, the capture position corresponding with capture of the stopper and the extracted position corresponding with removal of the stopper from the container;
- a lever pivotably connected to the receiving body and operably connected to the extracting element, the lever having an end extending from the receiving body and causing movement of the extracting element between the capture position and the retracted position;
- at least one cutter positioned in the receiving area, the at least one cutter being adapted to cut the wrapper, wherein the at least one cutter comprises a blade;
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- a biasing device operably connected to the blade and adapted to bias the blade into contact with the wrapper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.